{"id":427993,"date":"2026-01-23T12:13:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T12:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/427993\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T12:13:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T12:13:09","slug":"psa-switch-2-visual-and-performance-improvements-included-in-new-rocket-league-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/427993\/","title":{"rendered":"PSA: Switch 2 Visual And Performance Improvements Included In New Rocket League Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Rocket League\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b8276f833efed\/rocket-league.large.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rocket-league.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Rocket League\"\/><\/a> Image: Psyonix<\/p>\n<p>Since the arrival of the Switch 2 last year, many third-party developers have been updating their existing Switch games for Nintendo&#8217;s new hybrid system.<\/p>\n<p>With this in mind, Psyonix&#8217;s latest update for its vehicular soccer game <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/rocket_league\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rocket League<\/a> has today added Switch 2 visual and performance improvements. This includes simplified graphics settings, improved resolution and visual quality upgrades.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the segment from v2.64 patch notes detailing the Switch 2 rendering enhancements:<\/p>\n<p>Rocket League &#8211; Nintendo Switch 2 Rendering Enhancements (22nd January, 2026)<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve made a series of visual and performance improvements for Rocket League on Nintendo Switch 2.<\/p>\n<p>Simplified Graphics Settings<\/p>\n<p>The Performance\/Quality toggle has been removed, as Rocket League on Nintendo Switch 2 now uses the best of both settings.<\/p>\n<p>Improved Resolution<\/p>\n<p>Docked mode: Resolution is now locked at 1080p, 60 FPS in docked mode.<br \/>\nHandheld mode: Dynamic resolution now targets 1080p at 60 FPS, but will still reduce resolution as needed to keep gameplay smooth.<\/p>\n<p>Visual Quality Upgrades<\/p>\n<p>Increased world detail<br \/>\nHigher texture quality in handheld mode, matching docked mode<br \/>\nCrisper texture detail with increased anisotropic filtering (reduces jagged lines and blurry edges on surfaces)<br \/>\nImproved lighting effects<br \/>\nAmbient occlusion<br \/>\nHigher-resolution shadows<\/p>\n<p>You can see the other content in this latest update on Rocket League&#8217;s official website. Rocket League is free-to-play, and this is a free update, so you&#8217;ll just need to have access to a Switch 2 to see these enhancements in action.<\/p>\n<p>Rocket League originally arrived on the Switch eShop in 2017. You can find out more about it in our Nintendo Life review.<\/p>\n<p>Will you be revisiting Rocket League on Switch 2 to try out this latest update? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text source\">[source <a class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/www.rocketleague.com\/en\/news\/rocket-league-patch-notes-v2-64\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketleague.com\/en\/news\/rocket-league-patch-notes-v2-64\" target=\"_blank\">rocketleague.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>\tRelated Games<\/p>\n<p>\tSee Also<\/p>\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753780450_642_avatar.jpg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Liam Doolan\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Liam is a news writer and reviewer across Hookshot Media. He&#8217;s been writing about games for more than 15 years and is a lifelong fan of many iconic video game characters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Image: Psyonix Since the arrival of the Switch 2 last year, many third-party developers have been updating their&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":427994,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[49,48,20056,10756,67909,69823,61,6760],"class_list":["post-427993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nintendo-switch","tag-nintendo-switch-2","tag-psa","tag-switch-eshop","tag-technology","tag-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=427993"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427993\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/427994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=427993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=427993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=427993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}